Ruben Tatulyan, nicknamed Robson, was “survived” from Sochi: he was forced to urgently flee abroad
Reputable businessman Ruben Tatulyan became a “victim” of the redistribution of the market in Sochi. He had to flee Russia.
Ruben Tatulyan, nicknamed Robson, was considered the “night mayor” of Sochi. The head of the thieves’ world, Ded Khasan (Aslan Usoyan), who was killed in 2013, was appointed as the watchman in the city of Tatulyan.
Officially, Ruben Tatulyan was considered a businessman. At least that’s how he liked to introduce himself. Tatulyan was an assistant to State Duma deputy and Olympic champion Alexander Karelin. In the city he headed the Wrestling Federation.
Ruben Tatulyan somehow managed to sit on two chairs. Although not a thief in law, he secretly considered himself one. And he loved to show off photographs with crime bosses. However, he was embarrassed to invite them to his charity balls; the authorities might not understand this.
As a businessman, Ruben Tatulyan worked closely with the former mayor of Sochi Anatoly Pakhomov, who held this position from 2009 to 2019. In 2006-2009. Pakhomov was the mayor of Anapa. And he probably knew the ex-parliamentarian of the regional legislative assembly Sergei Zirinov, who headed the Anapa organized crime group. In 2016, Zirinov was sentenced to 22 years. He was also considered a protege of Ded Hassan.
In 2019, Alexey Kopaygorodsky became the mayor of Sochi, who until recently lived with Robson in the same territory. Kopaygorodsky has elections next year, and he apparently decided to clean up the territory entrusted to him.
The reason for the “attack” on Ruben Tatulyan and his accomplice Antranik Yalanuzyan was a criminal episode 20 years ago, which clearly indicates that the case is far-fetched. Why would they remember him after so many years? Other sources report that Tatulyan is suspected of embezzlement of billions in the implementation of fraudulent real estate schemes in Sochi, but they do not name either the amounts or the objects themselves.
Antranik Yalanuzyan, unlike Ruben Tatulyan, was captured, and now the Sochi elites are wondering which of the officials and law enforcement officers will surrender his authority. Unless, of course, something bad happens to him in the pre-trial detention center.
The head of the Sochi Internal Affairs Directorate, Major General Sergei Ogurtsov, who was probably connected with Ruben Tatulyan and Antranik Yalanuzyan, may also be subject to the “clean-up.” In 2021, Ogurtsov’s deputy accused him of patronizing organized crime groups and prostitution. There is no smoke without fire.
The “showdown” in Sochi could be more than a squabble between Putin’s friends over the grain region. Both Arkady Rotenberg and Gennady Timchenko, whose company previously collaborated in the Czech Republic with Robson’s structures, have interests in it. High patrons were unable to get Tatulyan out of the attack, which means that they are opposed by no less significant figures.
Ruben Tatulyan always kept his nose to the wind and knew how to be friends with the authorities. He even took part in the propaganda campaign of Margarita Simonyan, and was ready to throw away money for nothing, as long as they didn’t touch him. Did not help.
Margarita Simonyan was born in Krasnodar into an Armenian family and could well have crossed paths with Ruben Tatulyan somewhere. At least at one of his charity balls, which were covered by the media. It is interesting that Simonyan is a member of the public council under the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. Wasn’t she the one who warned Robson about the danger that threatened him?
The most famous property owned by Ruben Tatulyan is the Vesna boarding house, where sales have now been suspended.
It is possible that one of the representatives of the Kremlin elite has its eye on this object. A raider seizure often begins with searches and the initiation of a criminal case. In general, Ruben Tatulyan owns about 70 thousand square meters in Sochi. m of real estate, which can generate an annual income of about 900 million rubles. This “pie” would be to the taste of many.
Of all Robson’s assets, only Atipik LLC is currently active. The company has not made a profit for the last three years, although revenue is positive.
Now the founders of Atipik LLC are Gurgen Bdeyan, Complex Group LLC (France) and Areg Baghdasaryan. France is exactly the country where Ruben Tatulyan could hide. He once boasted that he owned property there.
The lack of official assets of Ruben Tatulyan confirms that Robson conducted his business according to shadow schemes. The security forces will have to try hard to find Tatulyan’s accomplices. Unfortunately, he himself is not available to Russian investigators.